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There is nothing more devastating than a divorce. Most of us envision a divorce from the perspective of family law, but there are also situations where a divorce must occur under real estate law as well.
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We managed to land dead last in LendEDU's annual rankings of states with the lowest student debtload. Using just released information that 1,080 four-year colleges and universities from across the nation voluntarily reported to Peterson's for the Class of 2017, Pennsylvania's average student debt per borrower was $36,193.
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Regional Headlines

As home sales around the country are slowing , Western Pennsylvania is still a hot market, according to recent numbers from West Penn Multi-List, Inc. "This time of year, many people are thinking about buying holiday gifts for their family, but I think it's a great time to buy a house," George Hackett , president of West Penn Multi-List and president of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services, Pittsburgh said in a release. "As we move into the winter season, which is typically slower for real estate, people have more time to make well-informed decisions related to buying and selling a home."
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The lawsuit Philadelphia filed against Wells Fargo over its allegedly discriminatory lending practices has been put on hold as the parties work to see if they can come to an out-of-court agreement. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Anita Brody of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania stayed the lawsuit City of Philadelphia v.
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Tom Hart joined the nation's largest privately owned dental distributor earlier this year as chief operations officer. In his new role, Hart assumed responsibility for customer operations, which encompasses distribution operations and the company's service dispatch and equipment coordination.
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Briana Williams, a young mom and recent Harvard Law grad, found child care costs crippled her bank account after just two months of working full-time. Child care costs and strict hours are crippling working parents, especially the single ones Briana Williams, a young mom and recent Harvard Law grad, found child care costs crippled her bank account after just two months of working full-time.
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Seth Frotman, the former student loan watchdog at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is launching a new nonprofit, the Student Borrower Protection Center, with two other former colleagues to advocate for students and take on the nation's bureaucratic student-loan complex. A student borrower defaults on a college loan every 28 seconds, an event with potential devastating economic consequences for individuals, the Inquirer reported earlier this month .
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National Headlines

Britain's competition watchdog has proposed a crackdown on companies that charge so-called loyalty penalties on a whole range of products including mortgages, insurance and mobile phones, which cost consumers around 4 billion pounds a year. The Competition and Markets Authority's action follows a complaint from consumer body Citizens Advice that companies penalise existing customers by charging them higher prices than new customers.
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The competition watchdog has laid down a set of radical reforms to the way the insurance, mortgage, mobile phone and broadband markets operate after finding that loyal customers are being ripped off to the tune of 4 billion. Following a 'super complaint' by Citizens Advice, the Competition and Markets Authority investigated concerns that companies penalise existing customers by charging them higher prices than new customers.
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West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey reminded consumers of an approaching deadline to file claims as part of a $45 million settlement with one of the nation's largest mortgage servicers. The settlement with PHH Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey-based mortgage lender and servicer, resolved allegations the company improperly serviced mortgage loans from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2012.
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A credit score can be key to unlocking many firsts - an apartment, a car loan, or a mortgage. But when you're starting out, getting a score is maddeningly elusive.a A credit score can be key to unlocking many firsts - an apartment, a car loan, or a mortgage.
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Spending on U.S. construction projects fell 0.1 percent in October, the third consecutive monthly decline, as weakness in homebuilding and non-residential construction offset a rebound in government projects. The October decline matched a similar 0.1 percent drop in September and followed a 0.4 percent fall in August, the Commerce Department reported Monday.
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